CHINA: In the Shadow of Mr Kong (The Influence of Confucius on the History and Culture of China). 5-disc Box-set [DVD]

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5 x 50 minute DVD Box-set. The programmes are: 1. THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: The Democratic Viewpoint, Geography, The Dynasties, Confucius, China today. 2. MATTERS OF THE MIND: Superstition, Confucian Commentators, Taoism, Buddhism, Tibet, Sung Education. 3. HEART AND SOUL: Bronzes, Ceramics, the Character Script, Poetry, Literature. 4. FROM HARMONY TO DISCORD: Music, Gardens, Painting, Science, the Descent into Chaos. 5. THE ROUGH ROAD TO FREEDOM: Japan, the End of the Empire, Communism, Overseas Chinese, the current Dilemma.